Washing-machine.



A. L. SESSIONS.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I8. 1912.

1,179,339. Pa'tnted Apr. 11, 1916.

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ALBERT L. SESSIONS, 0F BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

WASHING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, jALBERT L. SESSIONS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Washing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of washing machines in which the clothes or articles to be washed are subjected to the action of a dolly or like device, and an object of the invention, among others, is to produce a machine of this class that may be readily attached to stationary tubs and in the use of which the clothes are subjected to a flushing action.

One form of device embodying my invention, in the use of which the object above set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a set tub showing my improved apparatus attached thereto, one end of the tub being broken ofl. Fig; 2 is a View in vertical section through the same.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 6 denotes a tub of ordinary construction supported on standards 7 A bracket support consisting of a lower member 8 and an upper member 9 are removably attached to the tub as by means of a. rod 10 engaging the members and being held in place as by a nut 11. The lower member has a supporting arm 12 for a shaft 13 and the upper member has an arm 14 supporting a stud 15 upon which a rocking lever 16 is mounted, this lever being operated. as by means of an extensible rod actuated as by means of an eccentric 18 secured to the shaft 13, the latter being driven by a motor 19. The parts above described form the subject matter of a separate and co-pending application filed by me October 26th, 1911, of Serial No. 656,- 999, and no claim 'is therefore made herein to such a structure.

The lower portion 17 of the extensible rod projects into the tubular part 20, and has a spring 21 holding the parts of the rod in yielding engagement.

A removable bottom 22 rests upon the bot- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

tom of the tub and rising therefrom, as shown inFig. 2, provides a chamber 23 havmg openmgs 24 leading into said chamber. Ribs 25 are formed on the upper surface of this bottom.

A piston rod 26 is suspended in any suitable manner from the rocking lever 16, in the form herein shown a socket piece 27 bemg pivotally connected to a support 28 secured to the rocking lever and a screw 29 engaging an annular groove 30 in the piston rod, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2.- The piston rod has a spiral groove 31 into which a pin 32 projects from the ratchet sleeve 33 of the ratchet 34 located in a cross bar 35 extending across the tub. This ratchet and its sleeve are supported by the bar 35, the outer end of the pin 32 projecting underneath said bar, as shown in Fig. 2, to hold the ratchet in vertical position. A pawl 36 is pivotally mounted on the bar 35 and engages the teeth of the ratchet in the ordinary manner.

A hood 37 is loosely supported at the lower end of the piston rod, the latter havmg a limited longitudinal movement independently of the hood but the two being compelled to rotate together. The means shown herein for effecting this result consists of a pin 38 projecting into a longitudinal groove 39 inthe piston rod. The piston rod extends into a cylinder 40 secured to and projecting within the hood and having spouts 41 projecting therefrom, with openings arranged to permit water to be ejected in any suitable manner. in the structure shown herein the openings being located at the ends of the spouts, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A piston 42 is secured to the end of the piston rod 26 within the cylinder 40, this piston being employed to draw water within the cylinder and then to expel it forcibly therefrom through the spouts 411.

It will be noted that in the operation of the device, the weight of the parts and of the contents will be sufficient to retain the hood and attached parts against movcn'ient while the piston is traveling within the cylinder to draw water thereinto, after which said parts will be raised. In the downward movement the ratchet 34: being held against movement by the pawl 36, the parts supported by tl: I piston rod are given a partial turn in which position they are held during the upward movement of the piston rod, the ratchet traveling backward during such movement by reason of the pin 32 engaging the groove 31. In the downward movement of the piston rod the parts supported on it are also carried downward coming in contact with the contents of the tub after which the piston moves downward in the cylinder forcibly expelling the water through the openings in the spouts, thus aiding, by flushing action, the removal of the dirt in the washing operation, the ribs 25 assisting in securing this result.

To simplify the illustration two spouts are shown herein but I contemplate as a satisfactory arrangement, three spouts arranged at equal distance apart about the edge of the chamber 40.

I do not contemplate that the apparatus must be constructed in exact accordance with that shown herein to embody the invention as a structure dilfering somewhat from that herein shown will be considered by me as being within the spirit and intent of the invention.

I claim 1. A laundry tub, a cylinder supported for vertical reciprocating movement within the tub, spouts projecting laterally from the side surfaces of said cylinder and having outlets, a piston located within the cylinder and connected therewith to impart movement thereto in an axial direction in the cleansing operation, a piston rod secured to the piston, and means for reciprocating the piston rod.

2. A tub, a cylinder supported for vertical reciprocating movement within the tub, spouts projecting laterally from the cylinder and having outlets, a piston rod extending within the cylinder, means for causing simultaneous rotary movement of the cylinder and piston rod while permitting independent lengthwise movement of one of said parts, and a piston secured to the piston rod. I

3. A tub, a bottom rising within the tub with a chamber underneath and opening into said chamber, ribs located on said bottom, a cylinder supported for vertical reciprocating movement within the tub, spouts projecting laterally from the cylinder and having outlets, a piston rod projecting within the cylinder, means connecting the cylinder and piston rod to cause simultaneous rotary movement of said parts while permitting longitudinal movement of the piston rod independently of the cylinder, a piston secured to the piston rod within the cylinder, and means for causing longitudinal movement of the piston rod.

within the tub, spouts projecting laterally from the cylinder and having outlets, a hood within which the cylinder is located, a piston rod extending within the cylinder, and a piston secured to said piston rod within said cylinder, and means for reciprocating the piston rod.

6. A laundry tub, a cylinder supported within the tub, spouts projecting laterally from the side surfaces of the cylinder and having outlets, a piston rod extending within the cylinder and secured to a piston therein, means for operating the piston rod, means for imparting rotary movement to the cylinder.

7. A laundry tub having a raised portion from the bottom thereof, a cylinder supported within the tub, spouts projectinglaterally from said cylinder and conforming to the shape of said rising bottom, a piston located within the cylinder and connected therewith to impart movement thereto in an axial direction in the cleansing operation, a piston rod secured to said piston and means to reciprocate said piston.

S. A laundry tub, a bottom rising within the tub with a chamber underneath and openings into said chamber, a cylinder iocated within the tub, spouts projecting laterally from the side surfaces of the cylinder and conforming to the shape of the bottom of the tub, said spouts forming outlets from said cylinder, a piston located within the cylinder and connected therewith to impart movement thereto in an axial direction in the cleansing operation, a piston rod connected to said piston and means for operating the piston rod.

9. A laundry tub, a bottom rising within the tub with a chamber underneath and openings into said chamber, a cylinder located within the tub, spouts projecting from the side surface of the cylinder and con forming to the shape of the bottom of the tub, ribs located on said bottom and extend ing laterally of the spouts, a piston locate6 within the cylinder and connected there h to impart movement thereto in ax rection in the cleansing operation, a rod secured to said piston and means operating the piston rod.

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1,179,3ae I 10. A laundry tub, a bottom rising within piston located within the cylinder, a piston the tub with a chamber underneath said botrod secured to said piston and means for tom and openings into said chamber, a cyloperating the, piston rod.

inder located Within the tub, spouts pro ect- ALBERT L. SESSIONS. 5 ing laterally from the side of said cylinder, Witnesses:

a hood surrounding said cylinder and with ARTHUR B. JENKINS,

its lower edge located above said spouts, a EVA L. STQUGHTO'N. 

